Since this seems to have been a problem upgrading to 8.04, and it is now
reaching end of life, I am closing this report.
** Changed in: hal (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Invalid
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package hal 0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
post-installation script returned error
** Visibility changed to: Private
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package hal 0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
post-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/254320
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The problem lies in contradictory policies in the file
/etc/dbus-1/system.d/hal.conf -- the deny's don't agree with the allow's
and shouldn't be there. Unfortunately, after fixing the problem, I
haven't been able to retrieve the original hal.conf to cite the error
more specifically.
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package
This is the same package, slightly different error codes in my system. This is
what I tried after synaptic failed to install the upgrade, the error messages
are the same.
$ sudo apt-get install hal
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
I restarted into single-user mode, dpkg --configure -a, then restarted
again and things were fine.
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package hal 0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
post-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/254320
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** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/16500143/Dependencies.txt
** Attachment added: DpkgTerminalLog.gz
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/16500144/DpkgTerminalLog.gz
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package hal 0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
post-installation
